Wiener roaster



Feb. 6, 1940. H, H, TOLEN 2,189,047

WIENER ROASTER Filed Jan. 30, lg39 Meer A( 72M EN,

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Patented Feb. 6, 1940 .UNITED-SATES PATENT e l l'WIENER ROASTER l HarnynTalen, chula vista, Calif. Application January so, 1939, serial No.253,564

1 Claim.

roasted and pertains more particularly to a device for supporting awiener or other small sau- 5 sage in a position for roasting. l

Devices hitherto in use for the purpose above stated have usually beenmade up of a greater number of parts than it is essential that theyshould possess, which has added considerably to their cost Withoutmaterially increasing their utility. It is one of the principal objectsof this invention to produce an extremely simple and very inexpensivearticle for the intended purpose, ybut which will, nevertheless, beoperable in an entirely satisfactory manner.

.A more speciiic object ofthe invention is rto provide a wire device forsupporting wieners while being roasted, the Wire being resilient andbeing shaped in such a manner that adjacent parts thereof after havingbeen sprung apart to receive the wieners betweenl them will grip them insuch a way as safely to support them in the desired position forroasting.

' Hence by this device wieners may be supported safely over a re in aholder that does not puncture their skins. Also the juice does not comeout, nor is there danger of the wieners breaking or falling. It is anexcellent device to use for roasting the skinless type of wieners.

Other objects, advantages, and featuresv of invention will hereinafterappear.

Referring to the accompanying drawing, which illustrates what is atpresent deemed to be a preferred embodiment of the invention,

Fig. 1 is a perspective View of the device, one wiener being shown infull lines` supported thereby, and dotted lines indicating the positionsof other wieners as they would appear if at the same time supportedthereby. In this 40 figure part of the shank of the handleV portion isbroken out to contract the view. Also there is a dotted line indicationshowing how the shank may be bent to dispose the handle'portionangularly to the part which carries the wieners.

Fig. 2 is a bottom plan view of the devicev shown in Fig. 1.

' Referring in detail to the drawing, 'the device is therein shown asconsisting solely of a wire having a coil portion 5, a handle portion 6,shank portion l and a clip 8 which aids in securing together in anoverlapping contacting relation, the straight wire runs 9 and IIJ whichmake up said shank portion. y Said shank portion 'IA is made of ampleylength for`use in supporting the wieners over hot campres and atsiderable distance-from vthe user; f,

The device is made out of a resilient wire preferably of No. 10 gauge,and is desirably bent aty one end into a triangularly shaped handle, as5 shown. The sheet metal clip 8 is shown applied to the wire runs 9 andI0 of the shank 1 near the handle 6, the end of the wire run I0 beingcurled at II to secure it to said wire run 9.

The coil portion 5 is made of a sufficient di- 10 ameter to receive anaverage sized wiener I2 longitudinally therewithin, such wiener beinginserted in an endwise manner into the end of the coil nearest thehandle, there being considerable clearance along the sides of saidwiener, l5 allowing it to be crowded to one side suiciently to admitbetween adjacent coils I4 additional wieners I5 to be roasted at theSame time.v Two such additional wieners I5 are dottedly indicated in thedrawing, but still more may be likewise supported, if desired. Inmounting these additional wieners adjacent coils may be sprung fartherapart by wedging the wieners between them in the lateral mannerindicated, and then the resiliency of the Wire will cause such wienersto be gripped thereby with a sufficient force safely to support themwhile being roasted. Or instead, longitudinal traction may be applied tothe device to separate farther adjacent coils thereof preparatory toinserting one or more 3o wieners between them, as will hereinafter bemore fully described.

The end of the coil farthest from the handle is furnished with aflattened helix portion I 9 having a central, downwardly extending,eyeletted, terminal handle portion 2U. vThe wire in said portion I9forms a stop means which effectually safeguards against the wiener'IZdropping out of the appliance when held in a Vertical position with itscoil portion directed down- 40 wardly. The eyeletted portion 20 isutilizable, in conjunction with the handle 6, to lengthen the device bytractive force, thereby to expand the coils thereof preparatory toinserting the wieners I5 between them.

The portion of the shank which is adjacent to the coil 5 consists of asingle wire run 2| This run ZI is related to the coiled partcircumferentially rather than axially so that there will be ample spacefor inserting and removing the wiener I2. The user may, therefore, bendthis part of the shank to any angle desired (for example, ninety degreesas indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 1) so that, under certainconditions, the coilportion may be more conveniently supv2l l 2,139,047

ported in the desired relation to a camp fire orl other source of heat.

While the invention, as claimed, is not limited to the specic size orshape of the coil shown, it

is nevertheless desirable that its spirals be about one and one-halfinches in diameter and that they be spaced about 3A of an inch apart.

In using the device it may, in some cases, be

found desirable to suspend one or more such devices overa large campfireor other sourcey of heat, in which case, or at other times desired, ahorizontal rod may be projected through the triangular handle 6 as asuspending means.

While resting the lower end of the device upon Y, va support downwardpressure may be applied by means of the handle 6 thus contractingthelength of the spiral part and causing the upper portion of a wienercontained wholly within the spirals to be projected out of the upper endof the spiral part to such an extent that the wiener may be easilywithdrawn from the coil without contact with the coil burning the usershand.

portion and a handle portion extending fromr one end of said spiralportion, the terminal part of said handle portion consisting of a loopof said wire, and the proximal part thereof consisting partly of adouble Wire run and partly of a single and bendable run of wire.

HARRY H. TOLEN. i

